Job Description
Haywood Knight are recruiting for a Graduate Assistant Buyer to join a dynamic and forward facing business in Bedfordshire. This role will suit a 2017 graduate with experience on an industrial placement who is looking to pursue a career in Purchasing and Supply Chain, or equally a recent graduate with a couple of years experience in the industry.
The Role
Daily commercial management of the supplier base
Analysing consumer market trends and conducting effective product research
Engaging in supplier negotiations
Project management of NPI
Liaison and support for the inventory team
New business tenders
Ad hoc projects
The Candidate
Highly analytical
Strong systems skills, Excel and ideally exposure to ERP and or MRP systems
Experience working with Far East suppliers desirable
Strong organisational skills
First class communications skills both written and verbal
Minimum 1 year experience in a practical environment
Degree qualified in a business related degree subject
Pro active and resourceful
Ambitious
Salary to 22,000 benefits, a great opportunity to develop a career in buying and supply chain.
Our client s location is commutable from Dunstable, Luton, Milton Keynes, Hitchin, Welwyn Garden City, St Albans Hemel Hempstead.